I've decided that, by choosing to take part in the Fulbright ETA program, I have effectively created a horrible reality in which I may never be finished feeling like I have homework to complete.
The amount of paperwork, information, and brochures I have had to read so far from Fulbright and other associations with whom I am now affiliated is completely astounding. And overwhelming. Even the Germans admitted it at the end of one of their winding, three page letters. (It really does take them three times longer to say the equivalent of what we would say in English.) I am still wading through documents I received in the mail between one and three weeks ago, trying to absorb information and making giant lists of what I need to accomplish in the next few weeks.
And, still, the mail keeps arriving.
It is exciting, however, that I now know the city and school in which I will spend 10 months of my life. My next steps will be to secure housing and to learn more about my new location and place of employment. I've already been contacted by a teacher from Dietrich-Bonhoeffer, and I'm looking forward to sitting down and composing an e-mail in return, posing questions and thanking her for reaching out to me so early and so warmly.
Until then, you can find me in Minnesota, reading-weary and full of paper cuts and ink stains.
Love, Amanda
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